[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42494-42495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18100]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2322-067]


Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of proceeding: Extension of license term.
    b. Project No: P-2322-067.
    c. Date Filed: August 1, 2018.
    d. Licensee: Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC.
    e. Name and location of project: Shawmut Hydroelectric Project, 
located on the Kennebec River in Somerset County, Maine.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    g. Applicant Contact: Kelly Maloney, Northeast Compliance Manager, 
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240; 
(207) 775-5606.
    h. FERC Contact: B. Peter Yarrington at (202) 502-6129, or 
[email protected].
    i. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations, using 
the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system

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at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include the 
docket number P-2322-067.
    j. Description of Proceeding: Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 
licensee for the Shawmut Project, requests a 1-year extension of the 
term of the project license, from January 31, 2021, to January 31, 
2022. The extension would give the licensee an additional year to file 
its Final License Application (FLA) for the project, which would then 
be due January 31, 2020. The licensee indicates that the extension 
would not affect any other submittal deadlines under the existing 
relicensing schedule.
    The licensee requests an extension of the license term so that it 
can complete, cooperatively with state and federal resource agencies 
and other entities, a feasibility assessment of options to provide 
multi-dam fish passage on the Kennebec River. The options would 
include, but not be limited to, alternative designs included in the 
approved Interim Species Protection Plan (Interim SPP) for the Shawmut 
Project, Weston Project (P-2325), and Lockwood Project (P-2574), as 
well as the approved Interim SPP for the Hydro-Kennebec Project (P-
2611). These two Interim SPPs were developed for the projects to help 
ensure the protection of, and passage for, Atlantic salmon that use the 
Kennebec River and that are listed as endangered under the Endangered 
Species Act. The licensee proposes to develop, in consultation with the 
resource agencies, a single basin-wide Final SPP and draft Biological 
Assessment for the four projects together, which would be filed ahead 
of the December 31, 2019 expiration of the Interim SPPs, and 
concurrently with the Shawmut Project FLA. The licensee included with 
its request correspondence from the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Marine Resources, 
and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife supporting the 
request.
    k. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's 
website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the 
Docket number (P-2322-067) excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the notice. You may also register online 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via 
email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676, or email 
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    l. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on, or before, the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must: (1) 
Bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO 
INTERVENE as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions 
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, 
motions to intervene, or protests should relate to the request to 
extend the license term. Agencies may obtain copies of the application 
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to 
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant 
specified in the particular application. If an intervener files 
comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an 
issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource 
agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource 
agency. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application 
must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the 
service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in 
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

    Dated: August 16, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-18100 Filed 8-21-18; 8:45 am]
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